हितोपदेश 24
1 खराब मानिसहरूको लालच नगर्, न त तिनीहरूसित सङ्गत गर्ने चाहना राख् ।
Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
2 किनभने तिनीहरूको हृदयले हिंसाको षड्यन्त्र रच्छ, र तिनीहरूको ओठले कष्टबारे कुराकानी गर्छ ।
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
3 बुद्धिद्वारा घर निर्माण गरिन्छ, र समझशक्तिद्वारा यसलाई स्थापित गरिन्छ ।
The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
4 ज्ञानद्वारा सारा बहुमूल्य र उत्कृष्ट थोकहरूले कोठाहरू भरिन्छन् ।
And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
5 बुद्धिमान् योद्धा बलियो हुन्छ, र ज्ञानी मानिसले आफ्नो शक्ति बढाउँछ ।
A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
6 किनभने बुद्धिमानी निर्देशनद्वारा तैँले आफ्नो युद्ध लड्न सक्छस्, र धेरै परामर्शदाताहरूद्वारा विजय हासिल गरिन्छ ।
For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
7 मूर्खको लागि बुद्धि अति उच्च हुन्छ । ढोकामा त्यसले आफ्नो मुख खोल्दैन ।
Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
8 खराबी गर्न योजनाहरू बनाउने एउटा छ जसलाई मानिसहरू “षड्यन्त्रकारीको गुरु” भन्छन् ।
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
9 मूर्ख योजना पाप हो, र मानिसहरूले खिल्ली उडाउनेलाई तुच्छ ठान्छन् ।
The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
10 कष्टको दिनमा तँ डरले कमजोर भइस् भने तेरो शक्ति क्षीण हुने छ ।
If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
11 मृत्युको लागि लगिँदै गरेकाहरूलाई छुटकारा दे, र मारिनका लागि ढुनमुनिएकाहरूलाई बचा ।
Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
12 “हामीलाई यस विषयमा केही थाहा थिएन,” भनी तैँले भनिस् भने के हृदयको जाँच गर्नुहुनेले तैँले भनिरहेको कुरालाई बुझ्नुहुन्न र? तेरो जीवनको रखवाली गर्नुहुनेलाई के यो कुरा थाहा छैन र? के परमेश्वरले हरेकलाई त्यसको प्रतिफलअनुसार दिनुहुन्न र?
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
13 हे मेरो छोरो, मह खा, किनकि यो गुलियो हुन्छ, किनकि महको चाकाबाटको महको स्वाद तँलाई गुलियो हुन्छ ।
My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
14 तेरो प्राणको लागि बुद्धि यही होः तैँले यसलाई भेट्टाइस् भने तेरो भविष्य सुन्दर हुने छ, र तेरो आशा निराश हुने छैन ।
So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 धर्मात्माको घरमाथि आक्रमण गर्ने दुष्ट मानिसजस्तै ढुकेर नबस् । त्यसको घर नभत्का ।
Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
16 किनकि धर्मात्मा सात पटक लोट्छ र फेरि उठ्छ, तर दुष्ट मानिसहरू विपत्तिद्वारा तल खसालिन्छन् ।
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
17 तेरो शत्रुको पतन हुँदा उत्सव नमना, र त्यसले ठक्कर खाँदा तेरो हृदयलाई प्रसन्न हुन नदे ।
Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
18 नत्रता परमप्रभुले देख्नुहुने छ र असहमति जनाउनुहुने छ अनि त्यसबाट आफ्नो क्रोध हटाउनुहुने छ ।
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
19 खराबी गर्नेहरूको कारण चिन्ता नमान्, र दुष्ट मानिसहरूको ईर्ष्या नगर् ।
Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
20 किनभने दुष्ट मानिसको कुनै भविष्य छैन, र दुष्ट मानिसको बत्ती निभाइने छ ।
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
21 हे मेरो छोरो, परमप्रभुको भय मान्, र राजादेखि डरा । तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा लाग्नेहरूको सङ्गत नगर् ।
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
22 किनभने उहाँहरूको विपत्ति अकस्मात आइपर्ने छ, र उहाँहरू दुवैबाट आउने विनाशको मात्रा कसलाई थाहा छ र?
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
23 यी पनि बुद्धिमान्का नीति-वचनहरू हुन् । मुद्दाको न्यायमा पक्षपात गर्नु राम्रो होइन ।
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
24 दुष्ट मानिसलाई “तिमी धर्मात्मा हौ,” भनी भन्ने कुनै पनि व्यक्ति मानिसहरूद्वारा श्रापित हुने छ, र जाति-जातिहरूद्वारा घृणित हुने छ ।
He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
25 तर दुष्टलाई अनुशासनमा राख्नेहरू आनन्दित हुने छन्, र तिनीहरूमा भलाइका उपहारहरू आउने छन् ।
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
26 इमानदार जवाफ दिनेले ओठमा चुम्बन दिन्छ ।
He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
27 तेरो बाहिरको काम तयार गर्, र खेतबारीमा गरिने हरेक काम तँ आफैले तयार राख् । त्यसपछि तेरो घर बना ।
Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
28 विनाकारण तेरो छिमेकीको विरुद्धमा साक्षी नबन्, र तेरो ओठले छल्ने काम नगर् ।
Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
29 यसो नभन्, “त्यसले मलाई गरेजस्तै म त्यसलाई गर्ने छु । त्यसले मलाई गरेको साटो म लिने छु ।”
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
30 म अल्छे मानिसको खेतनेरबाट गएँ, बेसमझ मानिसको दाखबारीबाट भएर गएँ ।
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
31 जताततै काँढाहरू उम्रेका थिए; जमिन झारैझारले ढाकिएको थियो, र यसको ढुङ्गाको पर्खाल तोडिएको थियो ।
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
32 तब मैले देखेका कुरामा मैले विचार गरेँ । मैले हेरेँ र अर्ती प्राप्त गरेँ ।
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
33 क्षणिक सुताइ, क्षणिक उँघाइ र आरामको लागि क्षणिक हात बाँध्ने कामले
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
34 गरिबी चोरझैँ आउने छ, र आवश्यकताचाहिँ हतियार भिरेको सिपाहीझैँ आउने छ ।
So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
